Internet and social networks
A broad spectrum of suicide websites is available on the Internet. There are helpful “anti-suicide” websites mostly maintained by self-help groups, government or international organizations. On the other hand, there are sites clearly celebrating suicide, giving advice on lethal means, offering chat groups in which users can announce their intention to suicide or fix a date for a joint suicide. Some of these websites are linked to specific subcultures (e.g., Emo). In relation to German language sites, there are currently about 100 suicide forums, 40 of them with information judged to be harmful to minors.